Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes
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Manufacturer: MeadeModel: #497 Autostar
Product features:
- 30,344 celestial oobject database
- Finds and Tracks all celestial objects, including the moon, planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites
- Celestial event option for eclipses, meteor showers, moon phases, and equinoxes
- Built-in eyepiece calculator and options for advanced telescope control
- Works with ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, ETX-125EC Astro telescopes
- Meade ETX125AT Telescope w/ UHTC, Autostar Controller (497) and Tripod (884)
- Meade #505 Connector Cable Set for the LX-90 & LXD-55, ETX-90, ETX-105, and ETX-125 Series Telescopes
- Meade Autostar Suite w/LPI Digital Camera
- Meade Astrofinder Software & #505 Connector Cable, Connects the Autostar to the ETX-90, 105 & 125 Telescopes, for Windows.
- Meade ETX-90AT Telescope with UHTC & Autostar
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes
Customer Review: Who wood have thought that there wood b sumthing fun+edu.?
Summary: 5 Stars
easy to use and great for educational purposes June 14, 2000 The Autostar is so decadent! I almost feel guilty for using it. But it is so easy to use and enhances the ETX-90EC scope so much that I use it all the time.
Set-up and locating the reference stars is fairly easy, and it is so much fun to take the tour of the sky. I've used this several times in an educational setting and it is fantastic for quickly pointing out stars and other celestial objects. In addition, it expands on the standard controller, giving you nine variable speeds instead of the standard four.
Once you use the Autostar you will never go back.
Description of Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes
Observe 30,000 celestial objects at the push of a button! Simply pressing the GO TO button slews the scope to the object and places it in the field of view. You'll see: galaxies, diffuse & planetary nebulae, star clusters (the best objects from the IC, NGC and Caldwell catalogs, as well as all 110 Messier objects); 900 stars (double stars, variable stars, SAO stars); the 8 major planets from Mercury to Pluto; 26 of the brightest asteroids; 15 periodic comets; 50 earth-orbiting satellites; plus user-defined objects and the centroids of all 88 constellations.Automatic GO TO function to any object of known R.A. and Dec. coordinates.
Digital readouts of telescope position (continuously in R.A. and Dec.), menu options, glossary and utility functions.
Precise sidereal-rate tracking in either altazimuth or equatorial modes. For altazimuth tracking, set the telescope on its drive base and perform a quick, easy alignment.
9-Speed dual-axis operation of the telescope on both axes, simultaneously, at any speed from 2x sidereal to 5?/sec.
RS-232 serial port for operation of the telescope through a personal computer using Meade Epoch 2000 sky software or for Autostar updates from Meade's website. Computer operation and downloads require the addition of the #505 Autostar Connector Cable Kit, sold separately.
Plus over 20 other menu options, including guided tours, major event menus, user-defined terrestrial objects and much more.
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